Makes the number look tiny on their monstrous torsos. Recall Crables number 2. I remember SCar had a DT, Ingram maybe, and the number (5 perhaps) looked stretched beyond belief. Don't know why I fancy it, but I do. Same with WRs in the 1-19 range

It's interesting to consider that with the advent of the "legends number" program, some of these numbers could be purely temporary.

For instance, the coaches know they will award #11 to Quinton Washington near the beginning of the year. Poggi wants #76, but obviously can't have it until its vacated. For whatever reason, they stick him at #7 in the mean time. (All hypothetical, but you get the point.)

I was playing the demo NCAA 14 this past weekend and while you can't change your depth chart you can still cycle in players. Rawls is our starting RB in the game. I tried to get Green but couldn't. But it had an RB that is #3. Who is that?

I always wondered how this works. I have to assume senior players get to choose whether to keep/change their number first. But do scholarship players get priorirty over walk-ons? If a Devin Gardner for whatever reason wants Brian Cleary's (walk-on QB) this year, would Cleary have to give it up? Just curious. I know in the NFL, it's generally if you want my number you have to pay/trade me something for it.

I always thought numbers were assigned by the coaches. How else do you explain J.T. Floyd getting #1 in 2008? Or Devin Gardner making the switch from #7 to #12? Or all those other stories where a player says he walked into the coach's office and the coach said "You're wearing this number"?

Interesting. I wonder why James Ross didn't choose #6 as a freshman then. It was available, and that was the number he had in HS.

There are also stories like Wyatt Shallman wearing #33 for a teammate who passed away, Henry Poggi wearing #7 despite being a defensive tackle, etc. I don't know the particulars of how Floyd got the #1 jersey, except maybe he said he didn't care what number he got and Rodriguez's staff didn't know any better.

Who knows? Maybe it's a sign that one or the other is going to redshirt. Maybe Charlton is waiting for a senior to graduate so he can take his number, using #33 in the meantime until Jibreel Black's #55 is available. If the coaches want both of them on the field on special teams, the kids will change numbers.

That was in reference to the fact that they had two players with #2 on the field during the missed (potentially winning) field goal in OT. I believe it happened twice last year and neither time were they flagged for it.

But you're right, we are not Notre Dame, this is Michigan, fergodsakes.